Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

OKIB calls on federal, provincial governments to replace 'monuments of oppression'
June 08, 2021 - 4:57 PM

The Okanagan Indian Band chief and council are calling on the federal and provincial governments to replace "monuments of oppression."
Controversial downtown Kelowna highrise looking to cast widest shadow in town
June 08, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A 13-storey tower proposed to tie the former Kelowna RCMP detachment lands downtown to the cultural district is looking to fill the most space of any building of similar height in the city.
Should old residential schools stay in use? Local Indigenous leaders offer insight
June 06, 2021 - 6:00 PM

As much of non-Indigenous Canada revisits the country’s colonial history others closer to it have questioned why so much of it has been preserved, including buildings like the former Kamloops Residential School.
Kelowna has ‘broken over centre,’ now a major destination for home buyers
May 27, 2021 - 7:00 AM

There’s no way Kelowna can keep up with the demand for housing in the short term, says the CEO of one of the city’s major builders.
Penticton commercial property sells for well over asking price
May 22, 2021 - 3:00 PM

The Penticton commercial real estate market is just as hot as the residential real estate market, but for different reasons.
City planners want to keep fat highrises out of Kelowna
May 12, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Kelowna city staff are looking for a quick turnaround on changes to how wide high rises can be built in the city as more and more applications come forward, especially from developers from out of province.
A Coldstream golf course could be yours for $1.7 million
May 08, 2021 - 9:43 AM

A nine-hole golf course featuring a large house, outdoor pool and restaurant could be yours for under $2 million.
Kelowna's Water Street by the Park has 10 times more interest in suites than actual suites
May 06, 2021 - 7:00 AM

It wasn’t that long ago that the 200 block of Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna was turned into a homeless tent city as people gathered around the Kelowna Gospel Mission where they could get food, charge their cell phones and, sometimes, get beds.
New time travel video shows Highway 3 from Princeton to Osoyoos in 1966
May 03, 2021 - 6:31 AM

Tran B.C. has released a new video in its ‘Road Trip Time Machine’ series with a 55-year-old look at Highway 3 from Princeton to Osoyoos.
Huge development that could double Peachland's population picking up steam
April 25, 2021 - 4:02 PM

A massive housing, commercial and educational development is gearing up to start building as many as 2,800 homes on the northern end of Peachland.
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